The London Museum wants 12 DJs for a new after-hours music series

The London Museum is searching for 12 up-and-coming DJs to join its new Sound of London collective, which will soundtrack the museum's day-to-night transformation at its new Smithfield site in Farringdon from November 28, Mixmag reported. Applications are open until August 14.

Selected DJs will be offered a year-long contract, running from November 2026 through the following November, paying £250 per set, expected to average roughly one set a month. The competition is open to DJs who play across any and all music styles, not just electronic sets.

Each DJ will also receive professional headshots, three development sessions and dedicated "artist sessions" set aside to connect with other collective members. A welcome workshop will cover soundsystem culture, led by veteran London reggae DJ, MC and promoter Don "Papa Face" Facey.

Applicants must be over 18, based in one of London's 33 boroughs, eligible to work in the UK and experienced playing across a range of settings and audiences, according to the museum. The programme is a partnership between the museum, creative studio Hive Curates and chicken chain Morley's, and will take place in Our Time, a social space inside the museum's historic Victorian General Market building.

"The Sound of London DJ Collective celebrates the people, neighbourhoods, local spaces and moments that bring this city to life," said the museum's Head of Creative Programmes, Dhikshana Turakhia Pering. "We're looking for DJs with a unique voice and a connection to London's sounds and stories, to help create great times for everyone."